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The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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The Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea and Panthera fossilis)

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02-13-2022, 12:53 AM

(02-12-2022, 05:12 PM)Amphi Wrote: Hello, I have some questions for @GuateGojira  @tigerluver 
•The skull of the natodomeri lion is 460mm? and exactly how big is this individual with a 460mm skull?
• Is the cave lion species Panthera spelaea intermedia with a 475mm long skull? and I found this fossil to be 395-400kg, do you think this estimate is correct?

1. I came up with the 460 mm estimate a few years back. However, it seems it may be slightly off as the 454 mm P. atrox has a larger basal length. From Gross (1992) data, the GSL/BL ratio in lions is about 1.17 so the GSL would be probably 440-450 mm. Certainly in the 300-400 kg range.

2. The 475 mm skull is temporaly P. spelaea spelaea. 400 kg is within the confidence interval but maybe on the high side at P. spelaea had proportionately larger skull for their bodies (unlike extant felid). What was your calculation?
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